Indian Air Force rescues 2 trekkers in Himachal25 May 2019 14:55Shimla, May 25 (IANS) Two injured trekkers from a seven-member team from West Bengal were airlifted to safety from the high mountains of Himachal Pradesh by the Indian Air Force on Saturday while four others were rescued on foot.
One trekker Jevaasheesh …

Poll results indicate end of Yadav politics in UP25 May 2019 14:55Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) The severe jolt to caste politics in the recent Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh has also put a question mark on the future of Yadav politics in the state.
Several Yadav leaders from the Samajwadi Party (SP) as well as those in …

Muslim family names newborn Narendra Modi25 May 2019 14:36She stood her ground in face of expected opposition from her family.
BJP supporters call it the "New India" that wipes away caste and religious boundaries. And offering proof is a Muslim family in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district who has named …

The Unifier-IV: Modi’s Backward Janata Party (IANS Exclusive)25 May 2019 14:20New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The evolution of the BJP under PM Narendra Modi has been stark, redefining and reimagined. Even as one seeks clues to covert and overt Hindu resurgence and revivalism, one cant run away from the fact of how a party predominantly of …

6 pilgrims drown, 4 critical in UP accident25 May 2019 14:20Meerut, May 25 (IANS) Six persons drowned while four were in a critical condition after their vehicle fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district on Saturday, police said.
Two families were going to Haridwar on a pilgrimage when the front tyre of …

BJP regained seats lost in bypolls between 2014-201925 May 2019 14:10BJP had won only six out of 30 Lok Sabha bypolls held between 2014 and November 2018.
New Delhi: The resounding win of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections has also reinstated the party in more than half of parliamentary seats lost in by …

Here are some hilarious election result-themed memes25 May 2019 14:10Meme artists took this as an opportunity to supply a fresh batch of steaming hot memes, puns, and jokes.
New Delhi: Meme lords have once again taken social media by storm and this time, the theme is the result of the 2019 general elections. With the …

Muslim family in UP names newly-born son Narendra Modi25 May 2019 13:45Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), May 25 (IANS) BJP supporters call it the “New India” that wipes away caste and religious boundaries. And offering proof is a Muslim family in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district who has named their newborn son Narendra Damodardas Modi.
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Ashok Chavan offers to step down as Maharashtra Cong chief25 May 2019 13:33'I have submitted my resignation and now it is up to Rahul Gandhi to take a call,' Chavan said.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan on Saturday offered to resign from his post following the debacle of the party in the Lok Sabha …

India's opposition Congress backs Rahul Gandhi after poll defeat25 May 2019 13:30Indian Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi. PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, offered to resign Saturday after his Congress party was trounced in a second straight national election but the gesture …

Rahul Gandhi offers to resign as Congress president25 May 2019 13:19Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday offered to step down from his post taking moral responsibility of the humiliating defeat the party faced in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
However, the resignation was turned down by the Congress …

Three children found murdered in UP’s Bulandshahr25 May 2019 12:03Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh), May 25 (IANS) Bullet-riddled bodies of three missing children were recovered from a tube well in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on Saturday morning, sending shock waves in the area.
The children, identified as Asma (8 …

Congress rejects Rahul Gandhi's offer to resign as party president25 May 2019 11:41Addressing the media after today's Congress Working Committee meet, senior leader Randeep Surjewala clearly stated that the body was unanimous in its decision to reject Rahul Gandhi's offer to resign as the party chief. The party will fulfill its …

Fire breaks out inside godown in Kanpur, no casualties reported25 May 2019 09:52[India], May 25 (ANI): A fire broke out inside a godown due to short-circuit in Collectorganj area of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning.
Five fire tenders were pressed into action, a fire official said.
Six people including two children and an …

Mahagathbandhan fails in Uttar Pradesh, a new Kairana model emerges25 May 2019 09:29Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance won 62 seats out of the 80 seats which represent the state in the parliament restricting the Mahagathbandhan to 17 eats while the Congress won just Rae Bareilly.
In 2014, the NDA won 72 …

Rahul Gandhi Addresses Party's Top Leaders On Election Disaster25 May 2019 09:01New Delhi:
Rahul Gandhi addressed top Congress leaders at a post-mortem of a national election debacle which, many say, exposes an existential crisis for the grand old party. Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala told reporters mid-way through the …

#Verdict2019: In a first, India elects 78 women MPs25 May 2019 09:01(MENAFN - NewsBytes)
#Verdict2019: In a first, India elects 78 women MPs
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Elections 2019 were unique in more ways than one: the country rejected the dynasty politics once and for all, rich candidates lost their deposits like never before and …

Indian polls: Presence of Muslim MPs higher this time25 May 2019 08:59The number of Muslim lawmakers in India’s new parliament has gone up by four compared to the previous House, with 27 candidates from the community emerging victorious in the recent national elections.
The previous Lok Sabha had 23 Muslim parliamentarians, …

Saffron is the new colour of politics25 May 2019 08:38Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) Saffron symbolizes renunciation but it is now becoming the new colour of politics, especially in the Hindi heartland.
With Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath riding the crest of popularity in politics, the sight of ascetics …

Rahul Gandhi Has Not Offered To Resign Yet, Clarifies Congress25 May 2019 08:12New Delhi: The Congress denied today that Rahul Gandhi had offered to resign over the party's national election debacle as its top leaders met for a post-mortem after its 52-seat disaster - only a few more than its historic low of 44 in 2014.
In this …

BJP bagged more seats in UP than Congress did in all of India25 May 2019 08:11Image Source : AP BJP bagged more seats in UP than congress did in all of India | Interesting facts about May 23 counting day
The Bharatiya Janta Party rolled over the opposition in the Lok Sabha election 2019. The result shows the dominance of the BJP in …

BSP-SP alliance: United they fall in UP25 May 2019 08:10Image Source : PTI Despite its high expectations from the alliance forged with Mayawati’s BSP this time, the SP got just five seats
The Samajwadi Party came off worse than its coalition partner BSP as the caste arithmetic by the “gathbandhan” in Uttar …

Akhilesh asks party men to prepare for 2022 Assembly polls25 May 2019 08:01Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) Unfazed by the results of the Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday asked party workers to start preparing for the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
The former Chief Minister asked party …

Cong dismisses reports of Rahul's resignation; CWC meet underway25 May 2019 07:49Though there was no official word on the agenda for the meeting, sources said the committee will talk about future strategies.
New Delhi: Congress’ Randeep Singh Surjewala dismissed the rumours of party President Rahul Gandhi offering his resignation on …

Rahul Gandhi offers to quit as Congress president25 May 2019 07:02The Congress president Rahul Gandhi has offered his resignation to the Congress Working Committee taking full responsibility for the party's drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.
However, the top leadership of the party wants him to …

Jama Masjid plays host for Shiv Bhandara in Meerut25 May 2019 06:54NET Bureau
In yet another display of communal harmony, a mosque in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh allowed its premises to be used for making food (Shiv bhandara) on behalf of a local temple.
The interesting event happened at Kotwali area, where the Jama …

Congress top decision-making body meets to discuss LS rout25 May 2019 06:46New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Saturday to discuss the reasons for the party’s abysmal performance across the country in the 2019 general elections.
Foremost on the table is the challenge to keep the flock together in …

Regional representation, berths to allies likely in new BJP govt25 May 2019 06:06NEW DELHI | MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new Council of Ministers is likely to have new faces from states such as West Bengal and Karnataka as well as appropriate representation from the NDA partners despite BJP having a clear majority.
Party …

Maharashtra sends 8 women MPs to 17th Lok Sabha25 May 2019 04:33Prominent political parties had fielded only 11 women, of which, eight won.
Mumbai: Eight women, more than half of them from the BJP, have made it to the 17th Lok Sabha from the state, which sends 48 MPs to Parliament, the second highest after Uttar …

Half of Team Modi may be new25 May 2019 03:28Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Aiming to create a robust party leadership for the next decade that is familiar with all aspects of governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday began consultations to pick his new council of ministers, so as to …

The Unifier-III: Hindu Hriday Samrat Modi (IANS Exclusive)25 May 2019 03:16New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) PM Modi’s populist development model working well in conjunction with Hindutva Plus sits well with the sequential progression that India’s body politic seems to be taking. For politicians from the Samajwadi Party and Mamata …

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will be Andhra Pradesh's third youngest CM24 May 2019 21:55Hyderabad: Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, at the age of 46, will be the third youngest politician to become Chief Minister of Andhra Prad-esh after Mr Damodaram Sanjeevayya and Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Mr Sanjeevayya became Chief Minister of undivided AP at …

Uttar Pradesh to face by-elections in 11 Assembly seats24 May 2019 13:02Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A total of 11 MLAs have been elected to the Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh this time and by-elections will be held in their constituencies.
The BJP had fielded four Uttar Pradesh Ministers and five legislators in the Lok Sabha battle. …

SP-BSP Gathbandhan fizzles out in Uttar Pradesh23 May 2019 21:45New Delhi: Amongst the biggest unravellings of this election has been the fizzling out of the SP-BSP gathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh, which was supposed to be the one alliance which could prevent Narendra Modi’s march to the Lok Sabha. The two parties had …

Takeaways from Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha result 201923 May 2019 19:05BJP-Apna Dal bag 15 seats, leading in 49 in UP
The BJP and its ally Apna Dal (S) consolidated their position in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh by bagging 15 seats and leading in 49 others, while the rival SP-BSP alliance has won five seats and is …

Priyanka Gandhi fails to make impact in Uttar Pradesh23 May 2019 15:11Congress workers expected Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to turnaround the fortunes of the party in Uttar Pradesh with the swish of a magic wand, yet her combative and calculative campaign failed to lift the grand old party from the abyss of political irrelevance …

Uttar Pradesh: How Tsunamo wave failed SP-BSP alliance23 May 2019 14:53The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) maintains a lead in 59 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, successfully demolishing the poll arithmetic myth of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) which managed to secure 20 seats.
The state …

Priyanka's flop show in Uttar Pradesh23 May 2019 14:28The Congress is a dismal third in 17 of the 19 constituencies where the party's general secretary (east) campaigned in Uttar Pradesh.
Only in Rae Bareli did the party secure a victory. In Amethi, it came second.
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Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Results: Political bigwigs trail23 May 2019 08:41Image Source : PTI Congress President Rahul Gandhi
Early trends in Uttar Pradesh are unnerving for political bigwigs who are trailing in their constituencies.
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi was trailing in Sultanpur where the SP-BSP candidate Sonu Singh is …

Uttar Pradesh: Congress sucks in Muslim votes, SP-BSP tie fails23 May 2019 08:13Congress has maintained it aimed at strengthening its organisation and that the 2022 Assembly polls were its real target.
New Delhi: Among the biggest unravellings of this election has been the fizzling out of the SP-BSP ganthbandhan in Uttar Pradesh which …

Young dynasts fail in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar23 May 2019 06:51BCCL
The mandate in UP and Bihar has completely neglected the dynastic politics and caste alliance.
This was the first Lok Sabha election where Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav were contesting without Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu Yadav in picture. The …

Why the BJP is not invincible in Uttar Pradesh22 May 2019 21:22There is little doubt that the final outcome of the 2019 general election will be determined in great part by the vote in Uttar Pradesh. The battleground State is home to 80 of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, enough to make or break governments. The jury is …

Lok Sabha elections 2019: 12 heavyweight battles in Uttar Pradesh22 May 2019 10:53By IANS
LUCKNOW: With a few hours left for counting of votes to begin, the spotlight is on the heavyweight battles in Uttar Pradesh that will decide the future of the country in the next five years.
The biggest battle of these elections is actually no …

Uttar Pradesh can be heading for mini-poll soon21 May 2019 09:50LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh could well be heading towards a mini election in the coming months if the results go the BJP way. A total of 13 legislators are seeking an entry into the Lok Sabha this time and if these candidates win, bye-elections are sure to be …

Why Narendra Modi may trump caste politics in Uttar Pradesh21 May 2019 06:5921 May 2019, 08:30AM ISTSource: TOI.inAll eyes are on the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 MPs to Lok Sabha. BJP and alliance partners had won 73 of these in 2014. But in 2019, Narendra Modi faced the combine might of Akhilesh Yadav’s SP and …